Previous DayInternational push to fight high-tech scams
News With cybercriminals based all over the world, governments must cooperate to clamp down on one of technology's ugly sides - the mass-marketing scam
US tops international spammers' list
News A study pinpointing the origination points of junk email messages shows that North America leads by a mile - but this is only part of the story
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Friday 27/02/2004I'm bashing away on the keyboard at home when the phone rings. It is a cheerful Northerner, who is keen to sell me on a fantastic offer my bank is doing on credit cards. It sounds...
Cray swallows OctigaBay
News The supercomputer specialist has signed a deal to purchase OctigaBay, which makes custom-built systems based on AMD's Opteron
iLife '04
Review Apple's worthy upgrade brings some nice advances in features and power; the new addition, GarageBand, is the icing on the cake.
How not to be seen
Comment In a world where the spies have unparalleled access to our everyday lives, there are some simple ways to make them earn their pay
UN snooping: the technology of surveillance
Analysis Western democracies have been evolving networks of international snooping facilities since the Second World War, whilst the proliferation of mobile devices is making surveillance easier than ever
Oracle's bid opposed by Justice Dept
News US officials have filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking Oracle's hostile bid for its rival
Oracle exec's words come back to haunt him
News Statements made by Oracle's co-president during his former life as a market analyst have been highlighted by the US Justice Department
MPs reveal how to save £100m on Microsoft licences
News In their report into government procurement, a cross-party committee of MPs reveals how they are smashing targets for savings on software procurement. And, they say, Linux is almost ripe for the...
My computer, my friend
Comment How many times have you talked to your computer? It seems these beige boxes may have personalities of their own...
How sharing data 'advances privacy'
Q&A US senator Bob Bennett explains why wider dissemination of personal data will protect individuals
Eten P300
Review Despite its moderate specification and the odd design quirk, we quite like this relatively compact combination of Pocket PC and mobile phone.
McDonald's criticised over 'confusing' Wi-Fi strategy
News Charging more for hot-spot access than burgers will not be a winning strategy, according to an Australian IDC analyst
IBM cleared of cancer charges
News Claims by two former IBM employees that the company knowingly exposed then to cancer-causing materials have been dismissed
Apple makes jobs cuts
News Apple has laid off a small number of staff, the company has confirmed, though its total number of jobs is increasing
Intel seeks nanotubes' cooling potential
News The chip maker is investigating whether carbon nanotubes can dissipate PCs' heat
Dearer Linux servers gain sales
News Sales of powerful Linux servers grew substantially towards the end of 2003, according to new statistics
Hackers gain free access to MSN Premium
News Programmers in China have exploited a security hole in Microsoft's MSN Explorer software to win free access to paid services
VeriSign sues to reinstate redirection
News VeriSign has launched legal action aimed at restoring its Site Finder service, described at this year's ISPAs as 'domain name system hijacking'
Microsoft mulls XP 'reload'
News Microsoft may reverse its stance on releasing a Windows XP update before Longhorn
